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07-28-17
Office Depot Foundation Donates 100,000 Sackpacks With School Supplies In 17th Year of Its National Backpack Program
For the past 17 years, the Office Depot Foundation has donated more than 4 million sackpacks to children around the world as part of its National Backpack Program. This summer, the Foundation, which is the independent charitable ...
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07-28-17
LGC Announces Incoming Board President Connie L. Lindsey, Fellow Since 2001
Leadership Greater Chicago is proud to announce its incoming Board President, Connie L. Lindsey, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity & Inclusion at Northern Trust. Her two-year term as Board President will begin this fall....
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07-28-17
The UPS Foundation to Award More Than $7.7 Million to Promote Global Diversity & Inclusion
Today, The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it will award more than $7.7 million in global diversity and inclusion grants to 39 organizations. The grants will support economic empowe...
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07-28-17
JPMorgan Chase to Be 100 Percent Reliant on Renewable Energy by 2020; Announces $200 Billion Clean Energy Financing Commitment
“Business must play a leadership role in creating solutions that protect the environment and grow the economy,” said Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. “This global investment leverages the firm’s resources and our people’s expertise to make our operations more ener...
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07-27-17
Google, Levi and Proterra to Speak on Social Impact
The conference will run a focused, purpose-driven agenda with 3 dedicated tracks on the business case for social purpose, influencing the business on social impact and engaging external stakeholders on purpose and sustainability. The sessions will offer unmatched insight into tackling key busines...
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07-27-17
MENTOR Releases Guide for Managers of Youth Interns
Every summer, thousands of youth are stepping into their first work experience and hoping that they have managers that care deeply about developing the individuals on their teams. With 1 in 3 youth growing up in America without a caring adult in their lives, managers have an incredible opportunit...
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07-27-17
WWF, FFAR, and Walmart Foundation Team Up with Producers to Study Food Rescue Opportunities on Farms
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the Walmart Foundation today announced a research program to maximize crop utilization and edible food recovery. With two grants from FFAR and the Walmart Foundation totaling $1.3 million, WWF will work with r...
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07-27-17
Cost of Youth Sports Is Top Stress Point for Parents
FlipGive.com, a cash-back site for youth sports teams that facilitates fundraising through online shopping, released a recent survey that highlights the price that parents are paying to keep their kids in sports programs.
The survey, which polled parents in the U.S. and Canada of kids in o...
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07-26-17
Infiltrator Announces Partnership with Habitat for Humanity
Infiltrator Water Technologies, a manufacturer of decentralized wastewater treatment technology, announces its partnership with Habitat for Humanity to assist in their mission to create a world where everyone has a decent and affordable ...
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07-26-17
Call for Solutions by July 31: Submit Initiatives That Address One of Three Global Challenges Through Collaboration
The time is now to engage partners, begin collaborations, scale solutions, and make progress on solvable problems such as reducing post-harvest loss, bridging youth skills gap and increasing employability, and treating and preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs).PYXERA Global...
